Reading Summer Packet

SUMMER Reading & Language Arts

Worksheets

Grades K-5 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Table of Contents

Reading and Language Arts Worksheets

Henry & Mudge Summer Splash Word Puzzles (Gr. K-2) Hidden Summer Vacation (Gr. 2-3) Summer Fact or Opinion (Gr. 2-5) What’s the Question? (Gr. 2-4) Home for the Summer (Gr. 2) Questions to Ask Before, During & After Reading (K-5) A Summer Day: Creative Writing (Gr. 1-3) Summer Books I’ve Read (Gr. K-5) Story Fun (Gr. 1-3) What Will They Learn in Reading & Language Arts?

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Summer Splash Word Puzzles What do you like to do in the summer? Henry and Mudge like to go camping at Big Bear Lake. What else can you do during the summer? The crossword below has a few ideas. Across 1. Opposite of cloudy 2. During a summer storm, you might hear this rumbling. 3. Now that it’s warm outside, you might go for a ride on this two-wheeled thing.

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Can you unscramble these summer words? 1. EUNJ 2. THO 3. IMMSNIWG OOPL 4. ABBASLEL 5. LUYJ 6. SROTHS


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© Illustrations by Suçie Stevenson. Reproducible Crossword/Scramble Activity

1. When it’s hot, you might want to do this in a pool or lake. 2. Henry and Mudge and Henry’s mom and dad sleep in a ____________ when they go camping. 3. The month that comes after June. 4. You might add this to your drink to keep it cold.

Summer Splash Word Puzzles Answer Key

Crossword Puzzle: Across:

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1. SUNNY 2. THUNDER 3. BICYCLE

1. SWIM 2. TENT 3. JULY 4. ICE

Word Scramble: 1. JUNE 2. HOT 3. SWIMMING POOL 4. BASEBALL 5. JULY 6. SHORTS


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Name __________________________________________________________ Date __________________________

Hidden Summer Vacation


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Home for the Summer


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Home for the Summer


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Name

Home for the Summer


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Questions to Ask and Answer Before Reading

Questions to Ask and Answer During Reading

Questions to Ask and Answer After Reading

-What clues does the title give you about the text? -What type of text is this? Fiction? Nonfiction? -Why are you reading this text? To perform a task? To gain information? To be entertained? -What do you already know about the topic? -What predictions can you make?

-What did you learn from what you just read? -Do you need to reread? Slow down? Use a different strategy? -What is the main idea? Can you summarize it? -What picture is the author “painting” in your head? What details from the text help to paint this picture? -Are there words you do not know? Does not knowing these words affect your understanding of the text? Do you need to look them up in the dictionary?

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Before, During, and After Reading Questions Framework © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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-What predictions were confirmed? -What details in the text confirmed them? -What were the main ideas and themes presented in the text? -How did the author present information? -What connections did you make to the text? Notes:

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What Will Your Child Learn in Reading & Language Arts? Kindergarten • • • • • • • •

Listen to stories without interrupting Recognize rhyming sounds Talk in complete sentences of five to six words Look at pictures and then tell stories Identify rhyming words Identify the beginning sound of some words Identify some alphabet letters Recognize some common sight words like "stop"

First Grade • • • • • • •

Read at least 100 sight words. Master letter-sound patterns. Sound out simple words. Locate the main idea and details in stories. Recall the sequence of events in oral and written stories. Print words legibly. Capitalize the first word in a sentence and use the period and question mark at the end of a sentence. • Recognize the singular and plural forms of nouns.

Second Grade • • • • • •

Apply more complex phonics skills to reading passages. Automatically read the 200 most commonly used words. Write sentences using correct punctuation and capitalization. Recognize and use nouns and action verbs in sentences. Begin writing in cursive. Write legibly in cursive.


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What Will Your Child Learn in Reading & Language Arts? Third Grade • • • • • • • • •

Recognize simple subjects and predicates. Write sentences with subject/verb agreement. Work out the pronunciation and meaning of unfamiliar words. Use comprehension skills in reading. Identify the plot, setting, and main characters of a story. Use a dictionary. Write paragraphs with a topic/main idea sentence and supporting details. Use a dictionary. Write paragraphs with a topic/main idea sentence and supporting details.

Fourth Grade

• Use contextual clues to discover the meaning of words. • Understand and use the steps of the writing process, from pre-writing to the final draft. • Write research reports. • Locate information in the library. • Use encyclopedias, newspapers, atlases, and magazines as resources.

Fifth Grade • • • •

Follow all capitalization rules. Use all punctuation marks appropriately. Appreciate different forms of literature. Increase vocabulary through the use of synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and analogies. • Recognize and use all parts of speech.

Sixth Grade

• Use all stages of the writing process (organizing, drafting, revising, and editing). • Write essays, reports, letters, stories, and poems. • Compose reports by using word-processing skills.


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